Sep 4, 2023 | Stories - After
It’s mid-February, and I’ve decorated the house with heart decorations. I check my bug-out supplies weekly and it seems that I add things every time I check. I’ll need to sign up a pack of sled dogs to get the wagon out of the house. Bugging out may be more...Sep 2, 2023 | Stories - After
I haven’t written in nearly a month. At first, it was because the weather was good and I was doing chores, spending time outside, and gathering with friends. But about mid-January, Ken lost his oldest daughter. She had gotten sick with a cough and fever and nothing...Aug 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
The storm went on for days, dumping feet of snow. My muscles are sore and tired from all the snow hauling for drinkable water. That’s not a complaint, mind you! I’m so happy for the fresh water. Today the sun is blindingly bright and the snow sparkles as if filled...Jul 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
I woke up this morning to a blizzard. I can’t see past the porch. The wind howls and grieves like a professional mourner. But it’s a funny thing-today I am relaxed. I had not realized the toll that vigilance had on me, day after day. We all watch the horizon for fire...Jul 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s been a few days since the Christmas party but I really wanted to preserve the memory of our gathering. The whole neighborhood showed up and there were 26 people in my home! That morning I scrounged in the garage, on a hunch, and I found the CD player. It had...